"No matter how small I am--no matter how hopeless everything seems--I mustn't give up! My size doesn't matter! Even my life doesn't matter! No one can win--every battle, but--no man should fall-- without a struggle!"

Man, the things some people notice. I've never paid attention THAT closely to count how many people actually fell from being shot or noticing bullets hitting the ground, lol.

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Are you guys seriously gonna nitpick the battle and how they charge at each other now!? Only on the internet. And especially on the hype.

You guys are a real pleasure to have a discussion with.

I don't think I'm nitpicking to notice this or to consider it unrealistic. Also, this thread is for discussing the film in detail. Also, I liked TDKR overall, and have said this many a time.

I find it funny how noticing small positive details about a film is embraced by fans as "oh, that's so cool! I never noticed it before!" But if you critique a film or have a different opinion, it is met by "oh are you guys serious? Nitpickers! Stereotypical internet nerds!"

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Its not like I said I dislike the movie or anything. I gave it an 8/10 overall score, which is pretty darn good.

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Originally Posted by Peter Parker

"No matter how small I am--no matter how hopeless everything seems--I mustn't give up! My size doesn't matter! Even my life doesn't matter! No one can win--every battle, but--no man should fall-- without a struggle!"

its January of 2013... TDKR came out in July of 2012... if you are still in the general discussion thread, what else do you expect besides nitpicking.

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Theon: I'm not. I never ... I was ironborn.
Hooded Man: False is all you were. How is it you still breathe?
Theon: The gods are not done with me. Lord Ramsay is not done with me.
Hooded Man: I leave you to him, then.

Nitpicking: adj. "looking for small or unimportant errors or faults, esp. in order to criticize unnecessarily."

I don't think that's what we're doing, and I don't think it is accurate to assume that anyone in a TDKR thread this long after the film's release is only here to comb the movie for unimportant errors or faults.

Framing a discussion as "nitpicking" is an easy derogatory way to appear aloof and above the discussion without contributing anything meaningful to it.

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Look for reports of mysterious heroism in the next 6 years. Then check back on this thread

Nitpicking: adj. "looking for small or unimportant errors or faults, esp. in order to criticize unnecessarily."

I don't think that's what we're doing, and I don't think it is accurate to assume that anyone in a TDKR thread this long after the film's release is only here to comb the movie for unimportant errors or faults.

Framing a discussion as "nitpicking" is an easy derogatory way to appear aloof and above the discussion without contributing anything meaningful to it.

im not assuming that all you are doing is nitpicking...merely pointing out how lame it is for people to complain about people looking at things into detail... its been MONTHS since release... so why not?

__________________Hooded Man: Theon Turncloak. Theon Kinslayer.
Theon: I'm not. I never ... I was ironborn.
Hooded Man: False is all you were. How is it you still breathe?
Theon: The gods are not done with me. Lord Ramsay is not done with me.
Hooded Man: I leave you to him, then.

im not assuming that all you are doing is nitpicking...merely pointing out how lame it is for people to complain about people looking at things into detail... its been MONTHS since release... so why not?

Yeah, I agree with you there.

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How could you not? Nolan gives us an extended shot highlighting that very thing.

Excuse me if I didn't take time out to count how many officers fell down after being shot

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You guys are a real pleasure to have a discussion with.

I don't think I'm nitpicking to notice this or to consider it unrealistic. Also, this thread is for discussing the film in detail. Also, I liked TDKR overall, and have said this many a time.

I find it funny how noticing small positive details about a film is embraced by fans as "oh, that's so cool! I never noticed it before!" But if you critique a film or have a different opinion, it is met by "oh are you guys serious? Nitpickers! Stereotypical internet nerds!"

And excuse me if I didn't think anyone would pause a movie to count how many fell to the ground or how many bullets just fell to the ground. I never said this is awful nitpicking, only that I'm surprised anyone's bringing this up, that's all.

And excuse me if I didn't think anyone would pause a movie to count how many fell to the ground or how many bullets just fell to the ground. I never said this is awful nitpicking, only that I'm surprised anyone's bringing this up, that's all.

I never had to pause the film or count. Its pretty clear from even a cursory glance at the scene that even though Bane's men are firing high powered weapons, you don't have lines of police men falling - which would happen in that sort of charge even with antiquated weapons - but rather you have about four guys fall dead and that's it. Its not something that has to be micro-analyzed to be noticed.

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I never had to pause the film or count. Its pretty clear from even a cursory glance at the scene that even though Bane's men are firing high powered weapons, you don't have lines of police men falling - which would happen in that sort of charge even with antiquated weapons - but rather you have about four guys fall dead and that's it. Its not something that has to be micro-analyzed to be noticed.

I agree with you. I didn't pause the film to count bodies. But when I watched it, I saw a tightly grouped together set of men running headlong into multiple automatic weapons fire, and hardly a person dropped. It just didn't seem right to me.

Something that should be noted, it's that the film is intended for a broader audience. It is PG-13, there are things that just can't be showed. It's the suggestion of violence that is at work here, and I thing Nolan did a good job, not only here, but on TDK as well.

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A hero can be anyone.Even a man doing something as simple and reassuring as putting a coat around a young boy's shoulders to let him know that the world hadn't ended.

So, the blu-ray has been sitting on my shelf for over a month now and I'm finally feeling the realization that this series has ended. For so many years I watched Begins and TDK and wondered where the story would go next, always knowing that someday I'd see it. But now it's all over. No more Bale growl. No more Tumblr. No more tangerines.

These movies bookmark my teenage years and I'll always remember them for that. As well as for everything that makes them great, every little thing that irks me and every ridiculous high and miserable low before and after their releases. It's been a ride that lasted almost a decade, and what a ride it's been.

So, the blu-ray has been sitting on my shelf for over a month now and I'm finally feeling the realization that this series has ended. For so many years I watched Begins and TDK and wondered where the story would go next, always knowing that someday I'd see it. But now it's all over. No more Bale growl. No more Tumblr. No more tangerines.

These movies bookmark my teenage years and I'll always remember them for that. As well as for everything that makes them great, every little thing that irks me and every ridiculous high and miserable low before and after their releases. It's been a ride that lasted almost a decade, and what a ride it's been.

That's the spirit. These films are ours now. To love, nitpick, cherish, laugh at, reminisce over...whatever we want. For me they marked me entering my 20s and beginning adulthood. It sure was great to take something so beloved from my childhood and have it be such a huge presence through the first half of my 20s. Following these films so closely has been a deeply rewarding experience for me, and one I'd do over in a heartbeat.

That's the spirit. These films are ours now. To love, nitpick, cherish, laugh at, reminisce over...whatever we want. For me they marked me entering my 20s and beginning adulthood. It sure was great to take something so beloved from my childhood and have it be such a huge presence through the first half of my 20s. Following these films so closely has been a deeply rewarding experience for me, and one I'd do over in a heartbeat.

I was 19 when I first saw BB. I'll never forget that moment of seeing Bruce and Ra's on the ice, sword fighting. I had no idea I would follow these films like I ended up doing. So thankful for Nolan, Bale and everyone else who were involved with creating this amazing trilogy.

I was 19 when I first saw BB. I'll never forget that moment of seeing Bruce and Ra's on the ice, sword fighting. I had no idea I would follow these films like I ended up doing. So thankful for Nolan, Bale and everyone else who were involved with creating this amazing trilogy.

I was 18, but turned 19 that summer so right there with ya.

But yes, I remember during the ice sword fight in particular I was just thinking, "I cannot believe they are getting away with doing this kind of Batman movie". Imagine my surprise and delight when I found myself thinking the same thing for the next two films.

But yes, I remember during the ice sword fight in particular I was just thinking, "I cannot believe they are getting away with doing this kind of Batman movie". Imagine my surprise and delight when I found myself thinking the same thing for the next two films.

I thought that a lot throughout BB the first time. That movie blew my teenage batfan mind. The tumbler chase was orgasmic.